Eric Weddle has been a Raven for less than three months, but he’s already a team leader.

That’s the word from one of Weddle’s fellow defensive backs, Lardarius Webb, who says the first thing he told Weddle is that just because he’s new in Baltimore, that doesn’t mean he should be any less vocal than he was during his years in San Diego.

“I told him, ‘We want Eric Weddle. Don’t hold back. Don’t be quiet. We want you,’” Webb told the team’s website. “‘If you yelled when you were with the Chargers, I want you coming out here yelling. Just be yourself. Grow the beard back, because we want the beard, if that’s who you were.’”

Ravens coach John Harbaugh likes what Weddle is doing at Organized Team Activities.

“For whatever reason, he fits in with the Ravens,” Harbaugh said. “He fits in with how we do things around here just perfectly. . . . I give [General Manager] Ozzie [Newsome] all the credit in the world. That was a great signing.”

Weddle, who has acknowledged that he wasn’t happy with the way things ended in San Diego, feels great in Baltimore.

“In all honesty, it feels like I’ve been here my whole career,” Weddle said. “It’s been a natural, seamless transition. I’ve been able to fit in, but also imprint what I’m all about and what I bring to the team.”

Honestly I really like the Ravens. It's a solid consolation that he go to a team I like rather than New England, Denver, or Oakland or something

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In terms of not being the Patriots, Colts, Broncos or Raiders, I like the Ravens too. (The Colts were not on that list until Telesco got to the Chargers, but now they will forever be hated for infecting our franchise with the Telesco.)

Yay! We are so much better at safety now because our GM was smart enough to do everything in his power not to keep Weddle. Awesome accomplishment!

Weddle can have the greatest year of his career, as tough of a pill that would be to swallow it wouldn't change the dynamics that existed at the time when decisions were made.

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The dynamics were that Telesco decided long ago that he didn't want Weddle and stonewalled him in attempted contract negotiations during the 2014 season and again in 2015 and then publicly announced for all to hear that it would be best for all concerned if Weddle moved on.

You mean those dynamics?

It was a classic example of how to blow a negotiation process. Even though it was a mistake to refuse to negotiate at all with Weddle, had Telesco simply said at the end of 2015 that Weddle is a great player and that the team would love to have him back if the parties could work out a contract, he would have at least kept himself in the game when the market for Weddle was maybe just a bit softer than Weddle had believed it was going to be and when the team had an extra $12M in salary cap.

In that case, it could have been us swooping in at the last minute and offering 4 years at $26M with a limited signing bonus and guaranteed money that would have been exhausted in two years. That way the cost of cutting Weddle before the deal ended (in case Weddle's play diminished due to the aging process) would not have amounted to a harsh penalty. That is, we could have done a smart deal with Weddle kind of like the Ravens did.

It is a basic rule of negotiations that you always keep your options open during the process. Telesco violated that rule because he failed to understand that there is no harm in at least trying to participate in a negotiation process in a positive fashion because you can always say "no" if you do not like what you are hearing. And that is so notwithstanding his preconceived desire to move on from Weddle.

The result is Weddle, who I think we can all agree was one of our best 53 players and one of our best 4-5 safeties, is now gone, making the team worse. And in case anyone does not get it, making the team worse is the opposite of what the GM should be trying to accomplish.

I'm not here to get into a never-ending debate with you about why Telesco is to blame for all of our woes. I'm simply saying that anything that happens in the future doesn't change the dynamics that existed at the time the decision was made, whether or not those dynamics were good or bad.

I'm not here to get into a never-ending debate with you about why Telesco is to blame for all of our woes. I'm simply saying that anything that happens in the future doesn't change the dynamics that existed at the time the decision was made, whether or not those dynamics were good or bad.

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Ignorance is not an excuse. You shouldn't absolve Telesco of all responsibility.

I don't think many NFL QB's and WR's every worried about Weddle that much as he was never that great of a player. He was ok but nothing to write home about. I do know he liked pointing fingers in the backfield after TD's were scored over the top on him. I'm surprised no one on the team drilled him in practice and who knows maybe it happened and was just swept under the rug.

Weddle was good here for about 3 seasons...the last one being about 3 seasons ago. Good job TT Boy for
dumping the has-been.
Not a Charger anymore...so not a fan (said in my best Trump voice).
So yes...I root for clothing.

I'm not here to get into a never-ending debate with you about why Telesco is to blame for all of our woes. I'm simply saying that anything that happens in the future doesn't change the dynamics that existed at the time the decision was made, whether or not those dynamics were good or bad.

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Your post (#3) made it sound like the dynamics were somehow an excuse for not working out a deal with Weddle and because of that it really isn't Telesco's fault if Weddle kicks a$$ in Baltimore.

And the problem with that notion is that it is bullsh!t.

Telesco is 100% to blame for not doing his f*cking job of getting the quality FS we had on the roster re-signed with the team. He created those (bad) dynamics which caused it not to happen, so he is to blame.

Telesco decided that he didn't want Weddle back. Now he, and the rest us, get to live with that decision.

Does anyone have a realistic argument to make that we are actually better off at FS? That seems like a tough position to advance to me.

So, Telesco's bad actions made us worse off at FS. It is as simple as that.

Your post (#3) made it sound like the dynamics were somehow an excuse for not working out a deal with Weddle and because of that it really isn't Telesco's fault if Weddle kicks a$$ in Baltimore.

And the problem with that notion is that it is bullsh!t.

Telesco is 100% to blame for not doing his f*cking job of getting the quality FS we had on the roster re-signed with the team. He created those (bad) dynamics which caused it not to happen, so he is to blame.

Telesco decided that he didn't want Weddle back. Now he, and the rest us, get to live with that decision.

Does anyone have a realistic argument to make that we are actually better off at FS? That seems like a tough position to advance to me.

So, Telesco's bad actions made us worse off at FS. It is as simple as that.

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Bullsh!t. Weddle wanted a new contract BEFORE the season started. That didn't happen.

Your post (#3) made it sound like the dynamics were somehow an excuse for not working out a deal with Weddle and because of that it really isn't Telesco's fault if Weddle kicks a$$ in Baltimore.

And the problem with that notion is that it is bullsh!t.

Telesco is 100% to blame for not doing his f*cking job of getting the quality FS we had on the roster re-signed with the team. He created those (bad) dynamics which caused it not to happen, so he is to blame.

Telesco decided that he didn't want Weddle back. Now he, and the rest us, get to live with that decision.

Does anyone have a realistic argument to make that we are actually better off at FS? That seems like a tough position to advance to me.

So, Telesco's bad actions made us worse off at FS. It is as simple as that.

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What if I told you it takes two people to agree to a contract?

Extending Weddle isn't as simple as going to the checkout counter and swiping a credit card.

Sometimes people don't get extended because of how they handled the situation....sometimes there's blame to share on both sides.

It's not as simple as "player didn't get signed/extended, therefore the GM didn't do what he should have done".